A coup accident...changed the outcome

After passing 51 kilometers of the first section of the sixth special stage in Shubaita, Saudi driver Yazid Al-Rajhi was involved in a rollover accident in the Dakar Desert Rally, which his country is hosting for the fifth year in a row. This accident caused the Saudi driver to lose the lead in the general standings after 5 special stages, with a difference of 9:03 minutes from the defending champion, Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah.